March 4

Housekeeping

• Group project...questions?
• Digital Story experience?
  • How can use use digital stories with our students?
  • Think about storyboarding a digital story idea..

Readability Discussion

• What did you find when you scored your paper?
• Useful?

Foldables

• Discussion: "What are the benefits and limitations of textbook generated worksheets?
• Video Introduction:
  • What are they?
  • Usefulness in the classroom
  • Pass around examples & texts
• Using paper manipulatives in your classroom
  • How do I get started?
  • http://foldables-isu.wikispaces.com/
• Activity
  • Make a tabbed foldable
  • Make a layered book

Computer Stuff

• Group pages
  • Using the wiki to work in your groups
  • Google Docs
    • Make accounts
    • Save as webpages
    • Share files with group members, make them all collaborators
• Work Time--for efolios / or group assignment

After Spring Break

• Implement another strategy; post to wiki by class time!
• Prepare to make digital stories
  • Think about a storyboard idea for your digital story
  • Bring photos (videos if you want) & music on a disk so we can play with Photo Story
  • On your primary PC computer, load Photo Story software (free) Link below
    • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx
    • If you're a Mac user you'll probably want to use Garage Band or iMovie.
  • If you have a laptop that you'll want to make your digital story with, bring it to class!